Palermo, A; Liu, R; Rais, A; McHaffie, B; Andisheh, K; Pampanin, S; Gentile, R; ... Wotherspoon, L; + view all Palermo, A; Liu, R; Rais, A; McHaffie, B; Andisheh, K; Pampanin, S; Gentile, R; Nuzzo, I; Granerio, M; Loporcaro, G; McGann, C; Wotherspoon, L; - view fewer (2017) Performance of road bridges during the 14 November 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering , 50 (2) pp. 253-270.

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Abstract

The transport infrastructure was majorly affected by the 14lh November 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake. Severe vertical and horizontal peak ground accelerations generated high inertial forces, land-slides, and liquefaction. Most of the bridges in the Hurunui, Malborough and Kaikōura districts were critical nodes to the railway and road networks. In total, 904 road bridges across those districts were affected. Two reached the life safety limit state, suffering severe damage, however, most of the affected bridges experienced only minor to moderate damage. This paper describes the structural performance of the most severely damaged bridges based on observations made from site inspections. In addition to this, several performance issues have arisen from this event and are posed in this paper, hopefully to be addressed in the near future.

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